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Solve for x.

5 + 4/7(21 + 3x) = 41

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Answer:

x = 8

Explanation:

first you’ll want to do 4/7 times 21 (a number or fraction in front of a parenthesis without a “+” or ”-“ sign must be multiplied) which is 12, then you add 12+5 to get 17. Next you subtract 17 from 41 to get 24, then you will divide 24 by 3x to get 8 = x.

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